Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Majestic Theatre
Previews Began: December 26, 1970
Opening Night: December 28, 1970
Closing Night: January 9, 1971
Music: Stan Freeman
Franklin Underwood
Lyrics: Stan Freeman
Franklin Underwood
Book: John Patrick
Captain Fisby is sent to American-occupied Okinawa, Japan for purposes of business and educating the natives, but falls in love with Japanese culture in this musical adaptation of John Patrick’s play The Teahouse of the August Moon.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
With a Snap of My Finger…..Sakini, Okinawans, G.I.s
Right Hand Man………..Colonel Wainwright Purdy III,
Sakini, Captain Fisby, G.I.s
Find Your Own Cricket………………Sakini, Mr. Oshira,
Miss Higa Jiga,
Villagers
One Side of the World…………………………………..Sakini
Geisha……………………………………………..Lotus Blossom
You Say-They Say…………………………..Sakini, Villagers
This Time………………………………………….Captain Fisby
Simple Word…………………………………….Lotus Blossom
Garden Guaracha………………………….Captain McLean
It’s Good Enough for Lady Astor………..Captain Fisby,
Captain McLean,
Sakini, Villagers
ACT TWO
Chaya…………………………………………….Sakini, Villagers
Call Me Back………….Captain Fisby, Captain McLean,
Sakini
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen……………………..Sakini
You’ve Broken a Fine Woman’s
Heart…………………………Colonel Wainwright Purdy III
One More for the Last One………Sergeant Gregovich,
Sakini, G.I.s, Villagers
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
June Angela Child
Lady Astor Lady Astor
Stephen Bolster O’Malley
Okinawan
American
Henry Boyer Okinawan
American
David Burns Colonel Wainwright Purdy III
Eleanor Calbes Lotus Blossom
Tisa Chang Daughter
Okinawan
American
Paul Charles Okinawan
American
Lori Tan Chinn Miss Higa Jiga
Okinawan
American
Barbara Coggin Okinawan
American
Christi Curtis Okinawan
American
Catherine Dando Okinawan
American
Marjory Edson Okinawan
American
Charles Goeddertz Okinawan
American
James Hobson Swenson
Okinawan
American
Ron Husmann Captain Fisby
J. J. Jepson Okinawan
American
Rosalie King Okinawan
American
Big Lee Mr. Hokaida
Alvin Lum Mr. Seiko
Okinawan
American
Joe Milan Okinawan
American
Joan Nelson Okinawan
American
Kenneth Nelson Sakini
Richard Nieves Mancini
Okinawan
American
Sylvia Nolan Okinawan
American
Kirk Norman Lipshitz
Okinawan
American
Jo Ann Ogawa Okinawan
American
Gene Profanato Child
Tim Ramirez Okinawan
American
Remak Ramsay Captain McLean
Charlie J. Rodriguez Colombo
Okinawan
American
Stephen Ross Okinawan
American
Dennis Roth Cardone
Okinawan
American
Dana Shimizu Child
Sachi Shimizu Old Lady
Okinawan
American
Sab Shimono Ancient Man
Mr. Keora
Okinawan
American
Susan Sigrist Okinawan
American
James B. Spann Stock
Okinawan
American
David Steele Missionary
Logan
Okinawan
American
Sumiko Okinawan
American
David Thomas Mr. Oshira
Ken Urmston Okinawan
American
Jim Weston Miller
Okinawan
American
Lou Wills, Jr. Sergeant Gregovich
Stuart Craig Wood Cabot
Okinawan
American